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STRAW CUTTER.

V Patented Sept. 5, .1882.

WI'I'NESSES INVENTOR 0 772. Jaw 621 ATTORNEYS;

' "UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

QRSEM US M. SAUKET, OF SHIPFENSVILLE, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TO M. E. HESS AND F. G. SAGKET, OF BEAVER 'IOVVNSHIP, CLARIONCOUNTY, PA. I

STRAViI-CUTTE R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 263,968, dated September 5, 1882.

4 Application filed April 8, 1882. (No model.)

1'0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ORSEMUS M. SAGKET,

of Shippensville, in the county of Clarion and fective arrangement, that may be operated either by hand, foot, or other power, as hereinafter more fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding partsin all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the said improved feed-cutting machine. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same, with the knife and the frame by which said knife is carried detached. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional elevation taken on line .90 x of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is an elevation of the knife and knife-frame.

A represents the box, in which the hayand other matters to be out are supplied, in the usual way, to the cutter B, the said box being mounted on aframe, O, of the usual form, with posts D at the cutting end extended above the .box for the support of the guide-rods E, on

which the knife-frame F G- works. These guide-rods I propose to connect with the posts D by three adjoining stud-bolts, H, having check-nuts I, by which the rods can hereadily adjusted for proper alignment, and also for regulating the knife B with relation to the bar;

J, against which it cuts at the end of the feedbox. The said knife consists of an A-shaped blade, in one piece, with cutting-edges on the inside of the angle, and being removably bolted to the plate K by which it isfastened to the knife-frame F G. The shape of the knife is designed to increase the efficiency by shearcutting the feed from the sides of the box or corners of the bar J toward the center, and so forcing the material into the angle of the knife that the power is delivered with better efi'ect than with a straight oblique knife, cutting only one way.

The upper cross-bar of the knife-frame has a metal rod, J, attached, which projects at the ends to form pivots K for the connecting-rods L, which connect the knife-frame with the balance-wheels M, by which the power is applied 5 when the machine is to be driven by a belt running on the pulley N on the shaft 0, and which said wheels M regulate the motion of the cutter-frame when the cutter is to be worked by the foot-treadle P or by the' hand attach- 6o ment Q, or both, the said rods L being connected to crank-pins-L on the wheels M.

For the treadle and hand attachment the rod J has an extension-pivot, K, at one side for attaching the connecting-rod R of the foottreadle.

For the feed motion the roller S, carrying an endless belt, T, over roller t, and the pressure toothed roller U, are arranged in the box just behind the knife '15 and geared with a drivingpinion, W, which is operated by a ratchet, X, and pawl Y, the pawl being connected by rod on with the bell-crank Z, which is connected byarod, a, with'the t-readleP and worked byit.

The roller Ssh-as its toothed wheel b geared directly with the pinion W; but roller U, which has its journalsin slotted bearings d, (dotted,) so as to rise and fall as the quantity of material passing under it varies, has its wheel a geared with said pinion by an intermediate 8 wheel, f, and the journals g and h of the two wheels are connected by a radius-bar, i, which keeps them in gear. The balance-wheels M are mounted by their shaft 0 in bearingsj, by which they are supported just above the floor when the machine stands on its legs D, said bearings being projected a little in advance of the legs D, so that by tilting up the rear end of the cutter-box the machine will be lifted off the legs D and supported on the wheels M, to go be rolled about over the floor conveniently.

Thus it will be seen that a machine is provided having superior cuttin g capacity and being adapted for hand-power alone or footpower, or both, also for other motive power, 5 and having self-feed, and also being arranged for being moved about easily.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- Ice foot-treadle P with balance-wheels M, connecting-rods L, reciprocating frame F Gr, the rod J, having the projecting end K, and knife B, substantially as specified.

3. The combination, in a feed-cutter, of balance-wheels M, connecting-rods L and R, reciprocating cutter-frame F G, knife B,tread1e P, and the feed-rolls S U and endless apron T, said feed-rolls being operated by the treadle P, substantially as specified.

4:. The feed-rolls S U, provided with cogwheels I) e, the radius bar 6, intermediate wheel, f, pinion W, ratchet X, pawl Y, bellcrank Z, and connecting-rods m a and foottreadle P, combined and arranged substantially as specified.

5. The combination, in a feed-cutting machine, of the knife B, reciprocating frame F G, balance-Wheels M, connecting-rods L, connectin g-rod R, foot-treadle P, and hand attachment Q, substantially as specified.

OBSEMUS MARVIN SAUKET.

Witnesses:

CHARLES A. BLACK, SAMUEL E. PAINTER. 

